Swinging buck press



May 19,' 1936. A MATTHEWS v 2,041,009

SWINGINGBUCK PRESS originalF116@ July 11, 195s 3 sheets-sheetv 1 ATTORNEYS May 19, 1936. A. MATTHEWS swINGING BUCK PRESS Original Filed July ll, 1953 '3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR l ALBERT M ATTH EWS BY l Y /fW/@W ATTORNEYS May 19, 1936. A Af MATTHEWS 2,041,009

SWING-ING BUCK PREsS Original Filed July ll, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR ALBERT MA TTHEWS ATTORN EYS UNITED STATES PATENT oF-FICE SWINGING BUCK PRESS Albert Matthews, Cincinnati. Ohio, assignor to American Laundry Machinery Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application July 11, 1933, Serial No. 679,905 Renewed October 23, 1935 9 Claims. (Cl. 68-9) This invention relates to garment presses, usecally extending cylinder beneath the head ful either for outer garments or for laundry work. adapted to impart an upward stroke to a piston The press is of the receding buck type, that is to and piston rod, there being a follower on the say, one in which the buck has a pressing posipiston rod adapted to cooperate with a cam slot tion in registration with a head and an open or in the swingable arms. The cam is so arranged l5 loading position out of registration with the head, that the piston rod during the lirst part of its so that the buck, when loaded with work to be upper stroke swings 'the arms and the buck carpressed, moves away from the operator into regisried thereby frOIn Open pOsitOn inte registration tration with the head, with the head and during the latter part of its 10 This type of press has several advantages, one stroke, the follower on the piston rod holds the v10 being that the operator is not subjected to severe buck in registering pOstOn While the rOd eOnheat from the head, and another being that the tacts a member associated with the buck to press operator is less likely to have his hands caught the blick against the head. between the buck and head where the buck is YThe strlleture illustrated comprises a frame moving away from him having transverse members `6 supporting longil5 One object of June invention is to provide one tudinal frame vmembers 'l in the form of parallel power means for swinging the buck from open Channels and an upper lengitlldinally eXtending position into registration with the head and for lrame member 3 Carried by Vertical frame ineinclosing the press, bers 9 at the ends. The head l0 is SuppOrted 2o Another object of the invention is to perform lfrom the upper frame members 8 in a rigid man- "2o the above operations by one stroke of the power rler7 as disclosed, and is usually Vheated by anl7 means so as to increase the rapidity of the press- Ymeans known tothe art. n v ing operation and reduce the number 0f Working The buck Il is Substantially CoeXteIlSVe With parts, V:the head and is mounted in the frame to move Afurther object of the invention is to positively Alaterally out of registration with the heed and I25 retain the buck and head in registration while -its `Support shOWn @Oinprises arms l2 pivotally the press is closing. mounted on the lower part of the frame, speci- A still further object is the maintaining of the cally,V on Yangle members I3 supported 0n the buck in a generally horizontal plane in boi-,h the Channels l. The arms preferably are arranged open and closed positions of the press. in pairs in parallel ruler arrangement- Tl'lat is 30 Other objects and advantages will be set forth tO say, the arms 0f each pair are 0f equal length in the following description and disclosed by betWeenrthe upper and lower pivots so that'the the drawings, and the essential features of my upper ends of those arms always lie in a plane invention are summarized in the claims, parallel-tothe lower pivots, in this casethe planes In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the being horizontal. On the upper ends 0f the `arms 3.5 press, partly broken away, showing the press in `is a bllek suppert `|4 and the buck is carried by open position; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing this support in a manner permitting it 'to move the press closed; while Fig. 3 is a front elevation upwardly from the support. The arrangement with the outer case in section; Figs. 4 and 5 are shown comprises a central platelli `secured't'o the 40 sectional views along lines 4 4 and 5-5 of Fig. 3. buek and having a dOWnWardly extending Astem 40 In general, my improved press comprises a 15 adapted to move verticallyin a central bearing frame supporting a head, arms pivoted on the Il V'Carried bythe buck slipport- The bllek may 4frame below the head and swinging in substanbe prevented fromturning about the shaft I6 by 'tially vertical planes, and a buck carried by said 'making the shaftipOlYgOnal inseCtiOn Orbya suitarms and adapted to move laterally'into and out able depending dOWel pin I8 rigid with the plate 45 'of registration with the head, The power ele- I5 and adapted to slidein ahole ,in the buck ment has a substantially linear stroke, there besupport I4. ing an operative connection between the power For swinging the hllek laterally from Open pOSielement and the buck so as to swing the buck tion into registration with the 'head and rfor Yfrom open position into registration with the Closing the press, I have provided a cylinder I9 i5o head during the first part of the power stroke Acarried by the lower frame members and having and the parts being so arrangedthat the power a fluid pressure actuated piston thereinV conelement closes the press duringthe latter portion nected with the piston rod 20. This lrod is .proof its stroke. vided with a cross head 2l for carrying pins or 'I'he power means illustrated includes a vertifollowers 22 ladapted to move freely ln vertical 555 slots 23 in the angles I3. The followers 22 also ride in suitable slots 24 in cam plates 25 mounted on the swinging arms I2. Fluid pressure is admitted to the lower part of cylinder 19. During the first portion of the stroke of the piston rod,

Y illustrated the upper endv 28 of the piston rod positioned in a manner to contact the lower end of stem I6 when the head and bed are in registration'. Therefore, the rod, during the latter part fof the power '.stroke, presses the buck against the head.;

' the `loading position the cylinder I9 might .be

" For controlling the fluid pressure, I have illustrated a duplex valve 29 of a standard type with .an operating handle 30 easily accessible to the operator. l 1

For. opening the press and moving the buck to made-double acting so that the pressrwould be opened by applying pressure to the upper end of the cylinder I9 and thus quickly return the parts toyposition by` movement of the piston 20 and followers 22 downwardly in the cam slots 24. IV

- have. chosen,. however, ,to Villustrate mechanism for relieving the pressure beneath the piston and opening the exhaust by means of the valve 29 `and thereafter permitting the parts to return tothe position shown in Fig. 1 `by their own Weight,

".'I'heconstruction-of valve 29 is shown in detail in Figs4 and 5. The main chamber 45f has an inlet port 46 closed. by valve 41., and anl exhaustY port 48 adapted to-.be closed byvalve 49. Theexhaust port communicates with exhaust conduit 50. Theinlet port communicates by thelateral chamber 5I, through Vneedlervalve 52, with the inlet conduit 53. The valve chamber .45.V communicates through port A54 and conduit .55n with the, lower .side of therpiston I9. The vent conduit..56 connects the upper part of cylf inder. I9.with the exhaust conduit. When valve '.49 is closed and valve 41 is. open, fluid pressure,

lcontrolled by' needle valve 52 enters cylinder I9 and raises the piston. When the valves are reversedthe pressure is relieved through conduit 55, chamber 45, port 48 and conduit 50. The .escaping pressure may flow by conduit 56' to the .space above piston ,I9', thereby equalizing the pressure on Yeachsiderand allowing free opening movement. y For counterwelghtingY the parts, I kprovide weights 3I rigidly carried on a rock shaft 32 piv- `otallysuppcrnrted in brackets 33 mounted on Vthe frame. .The rock shaft is connected to the moving buck byV a link 34 rigidwith'the'shaft and a link 35 pivoted to the arm I2. i

Additional means is provided for holding the buckiiniregistration with the head duringthe closing of the press. j. The means shown comprises levers 36 having notches 31 adjacent their Ainner ends, these levers being rigidly mounted adjacent their central. portions on rock shaft 38 4whichA is pivotally supported on the brackets 33. .ll`hegouterV ends Yof the levers are pressed Yby Vsprings 39 against.theshaft32. 4 Pins 4l)V on the buck carrying arms are adapted to enter'the lina clockwise direction. A projection 43 on the piston rod is arranged to contact the latch, this projection moving the latch idly about its shaft during the upward movement of the piston rod, but acting to depress the levers 36 upon the downward movement of the piston rod, thus releasing the pins from the notches 31. l

The press and its working. parts may be en-V closed in a casing 44, which completely surroundsthe machine except for an opening in the upper portion of the front panel access to the buck.

The operation of the machine With the parts in the position of Fig. 1, the operatorarranges the lay of the work on the buck I I. The control lever 30 is moved upwardly, admitting fluid pressure throughvalve 29 to the lower side of the piston. 'I'he rod 20 moves up, carrying the followers 22 along vthe portions 26 of the cam slots 24, thus moving the parallel arms I 2 to vertical position so that the buck is in registration beneath the head. The pins 40 on arms I2 enter the notches 31 inlevers36 to hold the,Y pressing, elements in registration. During the further upward travel of the piston, while followers 22 move in portions 21 of the cam slots, the upper extension of the piston rod 20 contactspthe stem I6 of the buck and raises the buck from its support I4 into pressing Y. engagement with the head. 'Y i f When the WorkA is sufliciently pressed,'the operator reverses the control lever, Vthus relieving the .which provides is as followsr- I pressure from the lower side of the piston. The

Vpower stroke ofthe powermechanism.Y The reverse stroke of the mechanism is adapted to open the press and returnithe buck to loading position. VThe operator, by the movement 'of'one valve, easily controls the entire operation of the press. more easily operated than pressesrnow in use.

Two means are provided for holding the buckV and head in registration during theY closing of the press, one being the'power actuated follower travelling in the cam slot and the other Vbeing the interlock between the frame and the swinging The machine also requires butv a small amount of floor space. A n additional advantage My improved press is therefore faster and.

will be seen from an inspection of 2, Yshowj ing the press in closed position, the final pressure being applied through Lstraight rods, thus permitting a ver-y light construction of the frame.

What I claim as myinvention is:- 1. In a press of the class described, the combination of a head, a buck movable laterally from said head, one power means adapted to move said buck from open position into registration with said head and to close the press, and two means for insuring registration of the buck and head during the closing of the press, one of the lastnamed means being connected with the power means, and the other of said means being connected with the frame.

2. In a press of the class described, the combination of a frame, a stationary head carried by the frame, arms pivoted to the frame below the head, a buck carried by the arms and adapted to move vertically upward from said arms, a power element adapted to move in a straight line vertically, there being an operative connection between the power element and the arms adapted to swing the buck into registration beneath the head during the first part of its movement, and the power element being adapted to raise the buck vertically above the arms during the latter part of its movement.

3. In a press of the class described, the combination of a frame, a stationary head carried by the frame, a plurality of pairs of arms spaced longitudinally beneath the head, a buck carried by the pairs of arms, each pair of arms being pivoted to the frame and buck on laterally spaced pivots in a parallel ruler arrangement, and one power means for moving said buck from open position into registration with said head and for closing the press.

4. In a press of the class described, the combination of a frame, a stationary head carried by the frame, a plurality of pairs of arms spaced longitudinally beneath the head, a buck support carried by the pairs of arms, each pair of arms being pivoted to the frame and buck support in a parallel ruler arrangement, a buck carried by the buck support and movable vertically with respect thereto, a vertically extending cylinder located beneath the head, a piston and piston rod operating in the cylinder, cam and follower members, one of said members carried by the piston rod and the other carried by the arms, said cam and follower being arranged to swing the arms to vertical position when the piston is raised, and said piston rod being adapted to raise the buck when r the latter is in registration with the head.

5. In a p-ress of the class described, the combination of a frame, a head carried by the frame, a buck adapted to cooperate with the head in a pressing operation, support means pivoted to the frame beneath the head for moving the buck laterally out of registration with and substantially clear of the head while maintaining the buck surface substantially horizontal, and means for causing relative pressing approach between the head and buck when the latter is in registering position.

6. In a press of the class described, the combination of a frame, a head carried by the frame, a buck adapted to cooperate with the head in a pressing operation, support means for moving the buck laterally out of registration with and substantially clear of the head while maintaining the buck surface substantially horizontal, and one power means for moving said buck into registration with said head and for thereafter causing relative pressing approach between said head and.V

buck.

7. In a press of the class described, the combination of a frame, a. stationary head carried by the frame, a buck support movable into and out of registration with the head, an arm pivoted to the frame and connected with the support for causing said registering movement, a buck mounted on the support for vertical movement relative thereto, a fluid pressure actuated piston motor mounted beneath the path of travel of said support with its piston rod arranged to lift said buck when the buck is in registering position, said piston rod carrying a yoke, and a connection between said yoke and arm adapted to move said arm about its pivot and thereby to move said support toward registering position during the rst part of a power stroke of the piston.

8. In a press of the class described, the combination of a frame, a stationary head carried by the frame, a buck support movable into and out of registration with the head, an arm pivoted to the frame and connected with the support for causing said registering movement, a buck mounted on the support for vertical movement relative thereto, a fluid pressure actuated piston motor mounted beneath the path of travel of said support with its piston rod vertically positioned beneath and arranged to lift said buck when the buck is in registering position, and a connection between said piston motor and arm adapted to move said arm about its pivot and thereby to move said support toward registering position during the first part of a power stroke of the piston.

9. Ina press of the class described, the combination of a frame, a stationary head carried by the frame, a buck support movable into and out of registration with the head, an arm pivoted to the frame and connected with the support for causing said registering movement, a buck mounted on the support for vertical movement relative thereto, a fluid pressure actuated piston motor mounted beneath the path of travel of said support with its piston rod arranged to lift said buck when the buck is in registering position, said piston rod carrying a yoke, and a connection between said yoke and arm adapted to move said arm about its pivot and thereby to move said support toward registering position during the first part of a power stroke of the piston, said connection between said yoke and arm being arranged to hold said support in registering position while said piston rod lifts said buck into pressing engagement With the head. Y

ALBERT MATTHEWS. 

